17 Jan 2013

History of DYNAMICS AXAPTA

AXAPTA History

 Axapta 1.0
Development of Axapta began in 1983 at Danish company Damgaard Data A/S. The first version of Axapta (previous name of Microsoft Dynamics AX) was released in the US and in Denmark in March 1998 by Danish company Damgaard A/S in Mar 1998. It supported both Microsoft SQL Server and Oracle database servers. Notable features were financial, trade, inventory management, logistics and production.

Axapta 1.5
The second major version of Axapta was released in Norway, Sweden, Germany, UK, Netherlands, Austria, Switzerland, Belgium, Spain and the European Union in November 1998 in November 1998.

Axapta 2.0
IBM returned all rights in the product to Damgaard . The third major version of Axapta was released to customers in July 1999. Notable new features were the Project Accounting module, Warehouse Management (WMS), ExternalOLAP, Option Pack concept, ActiveX support, COM-connector and an early release of the Axapta Object Server which allowed offloading of some operations from the clients onto a separate server.

Axapta 2.1
This release stemmed from market demands from Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Spain. It was the fourth major version of Axapta and was released in January 2000. The most notable new feature was the addition of a Web tool called the Customer Self-Service (CSS) which is the precursor to today's Enterprise Portal. With Axapta 2.1 SP3 (Service Pack 3), the AOS (Axapta Object Server) was introduced making Axapta the first fully three tier ERP-system in the market.

Axapta 2.5
As the fifth major release, Axapta 2.5 brought with it a complete web applications development environment, the Project module, Banking and OLAP. It was released first to Denmark, Austria and United Kingdom in December 2000.

Axapta 2.5 Market Pack
This market pack was released for Axapta 2.5 in October 2001 in France and Italy. This new application layer contained the Customer Relationship Management module (CRM or Marketing Automation), Commerce Gateway and Product Builder (both Client-side and CSS-side (Web)).
Microsoft acquired Navision Damgaard during the summer of 2002.

Axapta 3.0
Navision Damgaard Axapta was renamed to Microsoft Business Solutions Axapta.
The sixth major Axapta release brought with it the Microsoft Axapta Enterprise Portal, new intercompany collaboration functionality, actualized and rebuilt user security and system configuration, expanded geographical reach (more countries), demand planning and enhanced partner productivity tools in October 2002.

Dynamics AX 4.0
Microsoft Business Solutions Axapta, was renamed to Microsoft Dynamics AX.
The seventh major Axapta release brought in March 2006 with it an updated look and feel. As the first version that Microsoft was involved in from the beginning it attempted to integrate better with existing Microsoft technologies. For example, the AOS became a true Windows service, a .Net business connector was provided, CLR Interoperability was introduced and XML data exchanges were supported through a set of code classes (Application Integration Framework), full Unicode support was introduced and a new Service Management module.

Dynamics AX 2009
Originally named AX 4.1, later renamed to AX 5.0 (and finally AX 2009), the eighth major release of Axapta brings with it yet more improvements to the UI in June 2008. This new version adds role-based concepts to both the Enterprise Portal and windows clients, support for timezones (utc), a new Site inventory dimension, and Enterprise Portal development throughVisual Studio projects.

Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012
Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 have been announced in august 2011 and includes additional improvements to the user interface and application enhancements focused on specific industries like Retail, Media & Entertainment, and Public sector.
Describing all the advantages Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 marketing department of the company used phrase "Powerful. Agile. Simple.". Microsoft expended a lot of effort to simplify Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 for all of the people who interact with the system: developers, implementation partners, systems administrators, and end users. Microsoft have also simplified collaboration across the supply chain, making it easy to extend the reach of your ERP system to external users, such as vendors, suppliers, and customers. Enterprise Portal in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 let quickly roll out secure, SharePoint-based portal sites at a fraction of the cost typically associated with developing and maintaining web-based applications that integrate with ERP.
Microsoft have also made it possible to build processes and workflows that cross organizational boundaries, so one can achieve true business process integration with your partners and customers. With Sites Services, a cloud-based service for Microsoft Dynamics ERP, one can extend business processes such as payment processing, channel management, and training over the web quickly and securely-with minimal IT investment.


Versions
The early versions (from 1.0 to 3.0) were called Axapta, while the later versions (from 3.0 SP6 to AX 2009) are called Dynamics AX.[7]
 Damgaard
Development of Axapta began in 1983 at Danish company Damgaard Data A/S. The software was mainly targeted at the European market, though the North American market grew rapidly following the release of Axapta 2.1 in 2000.

VersionDateDescription

Axapta 1.0Mar 1998The first version of Axapta was released in the US and in Denmark in March 1998 by Danish company Damgaard A/S. It supported both Microsoft SQL Server and Oracle database servers. Notable features were financial, trade, inventory management, logistics and production.

Axapta 1.5Nov 1998The second major version of Axapta was released in Norway, Sweden, Germany, UK, Netherlands, Austria, Switzerland, Belgium, Spain and the European Union in November 1998.

Axapta 2.0Jul 1999The third major version of Axapta was released to customers in July 1999. Notable new features were the Project Accounting module, Warehouse Management (WMS), External OLAP, Option Pack concept, ActiveX support, COM-connector and an early release of the Axapta Object Server which allowed offloading of some operations from the clients onto a separate server.

Axapta 2.1Jan 2000This release stemmed from market demands from Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Spain. It was the fourth major version of Axapta and was released in January 2000. The most notable new feature was the addition of a Web tool called the Customer Self-Service (CSS) which is the precursor to today's Enterprise Portal. With Axapta 2.1 SP3 (Service Pack 3), the AOS (Axapta Object Server) was introduced making Axapta the first fully three-tier ERP-system in the market.
Navision-Damgaard
Following the merger of the two Danish companies Navision and Damgaard, Axapta was to be known as Navision Damgaard Axapta for versions 2.5 and 3.0 (up until 3.0 SP5).

VersionDateDescription

Axapta 2.5Dec 2000As the fifth major release, Axapta 2.5 brought with it a complete web applications development environment, the Project module, Banking and OLAP. It was released first to Denmark, Austria and United Kingdom in December 2000.

Axapta 2.5 Market PackOct 2001This market pack was released for Axapta 2.5 in October 2001 in France and Italy. This new application layer contained the Customer Relationship Management module (CRM or Marketing Automation), Commerce Gateway and Product Builder (both Client-side and CSS-side (Web)).
Microsoft (current)
Microsoft acquired Navision Damgaard during the summer of 2002. Navision Damgaard Axapta was first renamed to Microsoft Business Solutions Axapta, then to Microsoft Dynamics AX for versions 3.0 SP6, 4.0 and 2009.

VersionDateDescription

Axapta 3.0Oct 2002The sixth major Axapta release brought with it the Microsoft Axapta Enterprise Portal, new intercompany collaboration functionality, actualized and rebuilt user security and system configuration, expanded geographical reach (more countries), demand planning and enhanced partner productivity tools.

Dynamics AX 4.0Mar 2006The seventh major Axapta release brought with it an updated look and feel. As the first version that Microsoft was involved in from the beginning it attempted to integrate better with existing Microsoft technologies. For example, the AOS became a true Windows service, a .NET business connector was provided, CLR interoperability was introduced and XML data exchanges were supported through a set of code classes (Application Integration Framework), full Unicode support was introduced[8] and a new Service Management module.

Dynamics AX 2009Jun 2008Originally named AX 4.1, later renamed to AX 5.0 (and finally AX 2009), the eighth major release of Axapta brought more improvements to the UI. It added role-based concepts to both the Enterprise Portal and Windows clients, support for timezones (UTC), a new Site inventory dimension, and Enterprise Portal development through Visual Studio projects.[9]

Dynamics AX 2012Aug 2011Known as AX 6 during development, AX 2012 was released in August 2011. It included improvements to the user interface, general application and developer enhancements, and added industry-specific solutions for Process Manufacturing, Professional Services, and Public Sector organizations. The release also included support for SharePoint 2010, Visual Studio 2010 and SQL Server 2008 R2.

Dynamics AX 2012 Feature PackFeb 2012Released soon after AX 2012, the feature pack added a Retail solution in addition to the previously released industry-specific solutions.

Dynamics AX 2012 R2Q4 2012Announced at the Convergence 2012 conference, AX 2012 R2 is due to ship in late 2012 and is expected to include enhanced support for Microsoft SQL Server 2012 as well as support for additional languages and markets.

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